{"id":52962,"date":"2025-05-15T20:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/52962\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T20:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T20:20:11","slug":"former-bengals-draft-pick-finds-new-team-after-schedule-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/52962\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bengals draft pick finds new team after schedule release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/test-post-221407100.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> running back Trayveon Williams has a new team.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of NFL landmark events like the draft and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/05\/15\/bengals-betting-lines-2025-nfl-schedule\/83643973007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:schedule release;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">schedule release<\/a>, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cincinnati-bengals\/327\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bengals<\/a> mainstay on the depth chart has latched on with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-england-patriots\/348\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New England Patriots;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New England Patriots<\/a> ahead of the summer, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByMarkDaniels\/status\/1922747645530980597\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mark Daniels;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mark Daniels<\/a> of MassLive.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Williams initially joined the Bengals via the sixth round of the draft in 2019, serving as key depth in the backfield and as a core presence on special teams. That earned him one-year contract extensions in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/05\/14\/bengals-record-predictions-picks-2025-schedule\/83630344007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cincinnati Bengals 2025 game-by-game predictions following schedule release;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cincinnati Bengals 2025 game-by-game predictions following schedule release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bengals revamped the running back room over the last few seasons, shipping away Joe Mixon. Zack Moss joined last year and the team brought back Samaje Perine this offseason before drafting Tahj Brooks late in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-schedule-release-quick-thoughts-093101474.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bengals schedule release: Quick thoughts on primetime games and more;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bengals schedule release: Quick thoughts on primetime games and more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/bengalswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/bengals\/2025\/05\/15\/former-bengals-draft-pick-finds-new-team-after-schedule-release\/83651769007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former Bengals draft pick finds new team after schedule release;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Former Bengals draft pick finds new team after schedule release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Trayveon Williams has a new team. 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